Formed in 1989. Started international operations in 2003. D B A East African Air Safari Express Ltd. A K A East African Safari Air. Most recently (before September 2012) was East African Express. Domestic, regional, and international, scheduled, passenger & cargo, jet airplane services.

August 2004: Suspends services to Italy after losing its traffic rights.

September 2004: Ceased international operations with debts of $15 Million.

767-31AER (24948, 5Y-CCC) impounded at London Heathrow (LHR) and returned to (ILF).

September 2012: Fly SAX (EFZ) (IATA) Code: B5) is the new name of Kenyan regional carrier East African Express which currently operates a single DC-9-14 (45725, 5Y-XXA) and a Fokker 28-4000 (11229, 5Y-EEE) on domestic services. Fly SAX is owned by Fly540 ((IATA) Code: 5H, based at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International airport (NBO)) and it is unclear what role if any it will play following the transition of Fly540 and its subsidiaries to pan-African, low-cost carrier (LCC) Fastjet (Accra Kotoka (ACC)).

Fly540 Ghana ((IATA) Code: 5G, based at Accra Kotoka Airport (ACC)) has now launched its international expansion, already serving Abidjan Felix Houphouet Boigny Airport (ABJ) five times weekly from Accra Kotoka (ACC) and launching flights to Freetown Lungi International airport (FNA) four times weekly from September 14, to Monrovia Spriggs Payne airport (MLW) three times weekly from September 18, and to Lagos Murtala Muhammad airport (LOS) five times weekly from September 24. It currently operates an ATR72-500 and an EMB-170 and is expected to be the first carrier to operate under the new Fastjet (FSJ)) (based at Accra Kotoka (ACC)) brand soon.